{"id":94187,"date":"2025-12-12T15:54:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/west-coast-fishers-protest-reduced-lobster-quotas"},"modified":"2025-12-12T16:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:56:18","slug":"west-coast-fishers-protest-reduced-lobster-quotas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/west-coast-fishers-protest-reduced-lobster-quotas","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Fishers Protest Reduced Lobster Quotas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Small-scale fishers along the West Coast are concerned about their livelihoods after receiving reduced quotas for West Coast rock lobster from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). A forum representing more than one thousand West Coast fishers says the department issued fishers with erroneous permits, while calls for clarity have fallen on deaf ears. The confusion comes a few months after former DFFE Minister Dion George announced that the crayfish Total Allowable Catch would increase by fifty-eight percent. Port Nolloth fisherman Walter Steenkamp said the department has put fisher folk along the West Coast in a difficult position during the festive season. \u201cThis year there were lots of complaints from fishers because things were not issued correctly from the department. Some of the co-operatives got less than the amount they had last year. So how can you make a livelihood out of that?\u201d Steenkamp said severalWest Coast co-operatives received lower quotas, while there were significant increases for the commercial sector and some other small-scale co-operatives. \u201cThere must be more&#8230; they must have double what they have now. Two hundred kilograms must be added to what they have now, actually.\u201d A forum representing more than a thousand West Coast fishers said the reduced quotas have left many struggling to make ends meet.<\/p>\n<p>West Coast Small-Scale Fishers Cooperative Forum chairperson Hilda Adams said several fishers recently received crayfish permits with lower quotas.<\/p>\n<p>She said the permits were issued a few months after former Fisheries Minister Dion George announced a 58% increase in the crayfish quota.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the West Coast, fishers received less than they did last year, while commercial lobster operators in the same areas received significant increases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams said most small-scale fishers along the South Coast did receive higher quotas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis effectively strips fishers of their livelihoods and threatens food security across West Coast communities. Small-scale fishers operate with small vessels and limited resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The department has indicated that it will respond to the fishers\u2019 calls for clarity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Small-scale fishers along the West Coast are concerned about their livelihoods after receiving reduced quotas for West Coast rock lobster from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). 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